We are the biggest fans of the National Parks. We try to visit as many as we can whenever we travel anywhere. There are so many cool things to see inside these parks. So many beautiful places and so much to learn!
Our boys have over 100 different junior ranger badges from National Parks, and other National Sites throughout Utah and the United States.
We also know that visiting a National Park requires some good information and planning, so we share all the details from our visit on these posts. We give tips and tricks, and all the things you need to know.
There are also specific posts about some of our favorite hikes in the national sites. This is to help you choose which trails are going to work for your family.
Petroglyph National Monument is an urban site located right next to the city of Albuquerque. The city of Albuquerque and the federal government work together to run this park, which is rather large in area. There is a Visitor’s Center and several hikes that allow you to see thousands of ancient…
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is one of three major sites in the Four Corners area protected by the parks system along with Aztec Ruins National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park. Chaco Canyon is probably the quietest of the three sites because it is quite a trip to get there. There…
Aztec Ruins National Monument became one of our favorite sites on a recent trip to the Four Corners area. This monument is one of three sites protected by the National Park Service along with Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon National Monument. We were travelling south from Durango to Albuquerque (check out…
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a small park located in the Texas panhandle just down the road from Carlsbad Cavern. Since we were in the area on a road trip, we decided to check it out. The property for this park was donated to the National Park Service in the…
White Sands National Monument is located in Central New Mexico. It is a one of a kind adventure, but it most closely reminded us of Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah. The difference is the color of the sand. There are acres and acres of pure white sand, just…
Scenic Highway 12 is sometimes called the Million Dollar Road. It winds through beautiful canyons and massive slickrock amphitheaters. Just the experience of driving this road is worth your time. The route really becomes amazing between Escalante and Boulder. There is a nice overlook of the road winding down through the…